Unlock these 41 champion weapons in Warhammer Survivors by recruiting their wielders through purchases, rescues, combat challenges, Paint Pots, and secret objectives.
The checklist covers 20 Warhammer 40,000 weapons and 21 Age of Sigmar weapons. It counts distinct champion starting weapons, including those belonging to champions unlocked through evolution objectives, not the game's entire arsenal. Find your missing weapon below, then use the progression notes to plan purchases, rescue routes, and the longer unlock chains.
All champion weapon unlock requirements
Warhammer 40,000 weapons
| Done | Weapon | Champion | Unlock requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ ] | Chainsword | Malum Caedo | Available from the beginning. |
| [ ] | Boltgun | Brother Luca Amasius | Purchase the champion for 200 Coins. |
| [ ] | Shield of Faith | Sister Superior Amalia Novena | Purchase the champion for 400 Coins. |
| [ ] | Lasgun | Trooper Bartosz Kozlowski | Rescue him on Imperial Bastion. |
| [ ] | Frag Grenade | The Legend of Catachan | Rescue him on Imperial Bastion. |
| [ ] | Mechanical Bite | K9 Mastiff | Rescue him on Gallowdark. |
| [ ] | Power Klaw | Commissar Sebastian Yarrick | Rescue him on Ork Stronghold. |
| [ ] | Ardent Blade | Saint Celestine | Rescue her on Imperial Shipyard. |
| [ ] | Power Fist | Chapter Master Marneus Calgar | Rescue him on Death World Invasion. |
| [ ] | Flamer | Canoness Aurora Veritas | Apply Burning to 100 Death Guard enemies. |
| [ ] | Combat Shotgun | Max Mahon | Defeat 1,000 Nurglings in a single run. |
| [ ] | Whirlwind Battery | Captain Tor Garadon | Defeat 10,000 enemies across multiple runs. |
| [ ] | Storm Bolter | Sergeant Furan | Get both Gauntlet and Lightning Bolt to level 5 on Ork Stronghold. |
| [ ] | Battle Cannon | Knight-Commander Pask | Defeat 100 Ork Vehicles. |
| [ ] | Spear of the Faithful | Celestian Sacresant Aveline Aboyé | Collect 10 Relics. |
| [ ] | Crozius Arcanum | Chaplain Fo’Baran | Recover 1,000 Wounds in ‘Eavy Metal mode. |
| [ ] | Smite | Chief Librarian Mephiston | Collect his four required Paint Pots, listed below. |
| [ ] | Fidelis | High Abbess Morvenn Vahl | Unlock every standard Warhammer 40,000 character. |
| [ ] | Archeotech | Technoarcheologist Daedalosus | Activate the Astropathic Relay on every stage. |
| [ ] | Reliquary | Balphamus Vaulk | Collect the Ferrosanctic Orrery, then purchase Balphamus Vaulk as a playable character from his merchant. |
Age of Sigmar weapons
| Done | Weapon | Champion | Unlock requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| [ ] | Tempest Axes | Neave Blacktalon | Available from the beginning. |
| [ ] | Nebulous Sea-Fog | Lorai, Child of the Abyss | Purchase the champion from the character selection screen. |
| [ ] | Fusil-Cannon | Juntar Bernskyn | Purchase the champion from the character selection screen. |
| [ ] | Brace of Pistols | Armand Callis | Rescue him on The Great Parch. |
| [ ] | Flintlock Pistols | Hanniver Toll | Rescue him on The Great Parch. |
| [ ] | Fyrestorm Greataxe | Gotrek Gurnisson | Rescue him on Skrappa Spill. |
| [ ] | Stormcharged Warhammer | Rostus Oxenhammer | Rescue him on Bloodwind Spoil. |
| [ ] | Brazier Staff | Ulgromthier | Rescue him on Under-Empire. |
| [ ] | Twin-Tailed Cat | Mistress Verentia | Rescue her on The Twin-Tailed City. |
| [ ] | Grandblade | Sharynn Azurwrath | Defeat 10 Troggoths. |
| [ ] | Boltstorm Pistol | Shakana Goldenblade | Apply Slowed to 100 enemies. |
| [ ] | Cyclone Sword | Hendrick, The Silver Wolf | Defeat 10,000 Gloomspite Gitz in a single run as Neave Blacktalon. |
| [ ] | Poisoned Throwing Knives | Maleneth Witchblade | Collect the Leadbelcher Paint Pot. |
| [ ] | Rope & Grapnel | Lyssa Revenya | Collect her four required Paint Pots, listed below. |
| [ ] | Mystical Ward | Valius, the Keeper Aqshian | Collect his six required Paint Pots, listed below. |
| [ ] | Uskavar the Sunderer | Lord-Commander Carthalos | Evolve the Stormcharged Warhammer. |
| [ ] | Ghal Maraz | Celestant-Prime, Hammer of Sigmar | Evolve Uskavar the Sunderer. |
| [ ] | Long-Fusil | Major Docheval | Morph the Freeguild Fusilier into Captain Docheval. |
| [ ] | Blade of the High Heavens | Yndrasta, the Celestial Spear | Defeat a Mangler Squig on Gnarlwood. |
| [ ] | Exotic Weaponry | Lord-Magnate Brokk Grungsson | Complete his Barak-Nar contract sequence, explained below. |
| [ ] | Artefacts of Power | Drekki Flynt | Complete his Barak-Mhornar contract sequence after unlocking Brokk Grungsson. |
Shared starting weapons are counted once. Black Templars Castellan also uses Boltgun, while Lieutenant Titus also uses Chainsword, so neither adds another distinct weapon to this checklist.
Weapons available at the start and early priorities
On the character selection screen, choose Malum Caedo for horizontal Chainsword slashes that hit multiple enemies, or Neave Blacktalon for spinning Tempest Axes that strike around her. Neave's surrounding coverage makes the Warhammer Survivors beginner build a practical starting point for runs that involve traveling to rescues.
For your first additions, prioritize weapons that provide a different attack pattern from your starter:
| Weapon | Reason to prioritize it | Main trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| Boltgun | Fires bursts of explosive bolts in the direction you face. | You need to face toward the enemies you want to hit. |
| Shield of Faith | Surrounds you with a damaging circular aura. | Its damage is centered on your position. |
| Nebulous Sea-Fog | Damages, slows, and pulls enemies inward. | Its main strength is controlling an area. |
| Lasgun | Fires at nearby enemies and can call in additional Cadian soldiers as it levels up. | Requires a guarded stage rescue. |
Nebulous Sea-Fog is especially useful when expanding the Age of Sigmar roster because its slowing effect also works toward Shakana Goldenblade's objective. You can pursue another weapon unlock while using Lorai's starting weapon, instead of treating each unlock as a separate project.
Tips for difficult weapon unlocks
Find the Imperial Bastion rescues
For Trooper Bartosz Kozlowski, head north from the starting position and pass the first military building. Look for him at a crossroads, surrounded by enemies with blue outlines. Defeat those guards, then approach the champion when the pointer appears.
The Legend of Catachan is farther away. From the starting position, travel five grid squares right and five grid squares up. Search the left side of the turret in the destination square and defeat the surrounding mini-bosses.
Upgrade your damage before pursuing the guarded rescues in the Warhammer Survivors character unlock guide. K9 Mastiff, for example, is protected by six giant enemies, so reaching the champion is only part of the job.
Prepare for the Mangler Squig
The chained monster pair usually appears after 10 minutes on Gnarlwood. Its speed makes sustained targeting difficult. Evolved weapons belonging to Hanniver Toll, Lorai, Neave, and Gotrek are useful options for this fight.
Hendrick's Cyclone Sword can stun enemies. Pairing that control with a maxed Hourglass increases the stun duration, giving you more time to damage the monsters while they are stopped.
Collect the correct Paint Pot sets
The multi-pot weapon unlocks require these specific collections. Check individual names before searching for another pot, because the sets overlap without being identical.
Warhammer Paint Pot collectible
| Weapon | Required Paint Pots |
|---|---|
| Smite | Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, Mephiston Red, and Rakarth Flesh |
| Rope & Grapnel | Abaddon Black, Leadbelcher, Agrax Earthshade, and Mechanicus Standard Grey |
| Mystical Ward | Leadbelcher, Celestra Grey, Reikland Fleshade, Retributor Armour, Drakenhof Nightshade, and Runelord Brass |
Leadbelcher appears in all three sets. If several of these weapons are still locked, collecting that pot contributes to each collection rather than completing only one champion's requirement.
Follow evolution and merchant chains in order
Plan the hammer unlocks in champion order: Rostus Oxenhammer, Lord-Commander Carthalos, then Celestant-Prime, Hammer of Sigmar. Use the Warhammer Survivors weapon evolution recipes to choose the paired passive before committing upgrades to an evolution objective.
The Age of Sigmar merchant weapons need repeated stage visits, with Brokk's sequence opening the route to Drekki:
- Exotic Weaponry: Find Brokk Grungsson's vendor on Gnarlwood and purchase the Barak-Nar contract so he can appear on every stage. Visit each stage separately and buy that contract from him there to unlock the playable champion.
- Artefacts of Power: Return to Gnarlwood after completing Brokk's unlock. Find the second vendor and purchase Drekki Flynt's Barak-Mhornar contract. Then visit every stage and purchase that contract from the new vendor on each one.
Keep a stage checklist for these purchases. Finding the merchant and buying the required contract are separate actions, so record the purchase before marking a stage complete.
How to confirm a weapon is unlocked
Use three checks when an expected weapon is missing:
- Review the objective. Open Objectives and inspect the relevant challenge's progress, including any stage, character, or mode condition.
- Check the champion roster. Find the weapon's wielder on the character selection screen and confirm that the champion has been recruited.
- Check level-up rewards during a run. Recruiting a champion makes their starting weapon available through those rewards.
An unlocked weapon does not have to go directly onto your main champion. Characters and weapons have different Keywords; if your champion cannot use a weapon, a compatible Follower may join the squad instead. Check those Keywords before treating an unselectable weapon as a failed unlock.
